Re: [biofuel] Ethanol Plant Polluters?

2002-01-24 Thread cpech
Harmon, The smell is like Milwaukee used to be during the summer, not pleasant, but not unbearable. In some areas of Wisconsin the effluent can be sprayed back on farmers fields (with a permit). On the big plants, they want the effluent to have contaminants taken out. Craig Green Bay -

Re: [biofuel] WVO cogneration update...help!!!!!!

2002-01-11 Thread cpech
Dana, The Wall Street Journal also publishes (daily) electricity prices. Craig Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- FREE COLLEGE MONEY CLICK HERE to search 600,000 scholarships! http://us.click.yahoo.com/vf6MrB/4m7CAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM

[biofuel] Glycol

2002-01-10 Thread cpech
New method of making glycol from ethanol at www.news.wisc.edu/view.html?get=6810. Process uses hydrogen with a copper catalyst. Craig We support environmentally friendly advertising. Green Bay (920) 434-4555

Re: [biofuel] WVO cogneration update...help!!!!!!

2002-01-10 Thread cpech
Dana, Lowest price I have seen for a renewable power contract is 5.6 cents per kwh - that was for constant power, not peak shaving. If you can get 7 cents or more, you should be in good shape. Bring your process over here to Wisconsin - utilities are required to purchase a certain percentage of

Re: [biofuel] SVO/WVO business opportunity??? Power generation

2001-12-21 Thread cpech
Dana, A web search will show hundreds of sites with used gensets. Concentrate on companies that can use the heat for their process (cogeneration) - it will cut costs dramatically. You could probably use some of the heat for BioD production. I don't know where you are from, but some

Re: [biofuel] Fw: VITA Request: Rice husk fuel

2001-11-17 Thread cpech
See website of a company called BC International (www.bcintlcorp.com). Sounds like they might be able to help. - Original Message - From: steve spence [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 11:43 AM Subject: [biofuel] Fw: VITA Request: Rice husk

[biofuel] Ethanol

2001-11-03 Thread cpech
Does anyone know where to purchase and costs for: 1. A mole sieve 2. A dryer for making distiller's grains For a small (45 gallon per hour) plant. Thanks, Craig We support environmentally friendly

Re: [biofuel] Methanol recovery ???

2001-10-21 Thread cpech
See the systems at www.resciences.com. If you do enough volume, they should work well. Craig How do most of you , that recover there methanol or ethanol do it ??? If you use a vacuum pump, where do you get one , and how do you set it up how much can be recovered from the glycerine ,or can

[biofuel] Ethanol Plant for Sale

2001-09-16 Thread cpech
If anyone is interested, I know where a plant is that is for sale. It is designed to make about 4 mm gallons of ethanol per year. Price is $4.5 mm (US$). It is located in central Wisconsin. The seller is willing to listen to all reasonable offers. The plant had made ethanol, but is not now

Re: Re: [biofuel] Still start-up

2001-06-12 Thread cpech
I believe there is an exemption for less than 10,000 gallons per year. If that applies to you, you might want to take advantage of it. Craig - Original Message - From: Ken Provost [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 4:43 PM Subject: Fwd: Re:

[biofuel] Waste Veggie Oil Disposal Problem

2001-06-05 Thread cpech
Great article in yesterday's Wall Street Journal about waste veggie oil. Price is so low, companies are dumping it down sewers. Cost to remove / clean sewers is enormous. Should be more than enough for biodiesel, and it helps clean up another problem as well. Looking forward to seeing more

[biofuel] Ethanol Distillation

2001-05-03 Thread cpech
I have been looking at a product for distilling ethanol (a solvent recovery unit) and am not enough of an engineer to tell if it will work - the salesman assures me it will. See the unit at www.rescience.com. His name is Tome Graves ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). Can any of you people tell me more? If

[biofuel] Dewatering Ethanol

2001-04-07 Thread cpech
Has anyone tried using a fuel dewatering system from a diesel truck for ethanol production? The one I am looking at has 10 micron capacity. Craig We support environmentally friendly advertising. Green Bay (920)

Re: [biofuel] hydrogen booster (cfr Digest Number 242)

2001-01-07 Thread cpech
Pardon my lack of chemistry knowledge, but could this process be used to dry ethanol? Craig - Original Message - From: Dick Carlstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel egroup biofuel@egroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 6:24 AM Subject: [biofuel] hydrogen booster (cfr Digest Number